The Cybercrime Directorate informs citizens of an attempt to obtain personal financial data by sending fraudulent e-mails.
The perpetrators of these messages, which appear to have been sent by a payment service organization, urge recipients to confirm their personal information (credit card number, ID, passport, VAT number, etc.)
These messages require great attention, as they use payment service organization logos and appear extremely plausible
The Hellenic Police's Cybercrime Directorate announces that a fraudulent e-mail message has been circulating online recently, falsely claiming to be from a payment service organization. The aim is to mislead the recipient and obtain credit card details and other confidential personal and financial data.
Specifically, the above emails inform recipients that they must confirm their personal information (credit card number, ID, passport, tax registration number, security code, etc.). If they respond, these codes and information are used to carry out unauthorized/illegal financial transactions.
It is noted that these messages require great attention, as they appear to be extremely plausible. Internet users who receive such e-mails are urged not to click on the suggested hyperlinks, not to reply to the messages, not to enter or send personal data and credit card details, as they are in no way genuine, since banking institutions and payment service organizations do not verify such sensitive financial information via e-mails.
It is recalled that for similar incidents, citizens can contact the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate at the following contact details:
- By phone: 111 88
- By sending an e-mail to: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
- Through the application for smartphones with ios-android operating system: CYBERKID.
